Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2007 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula | LC | winter (2008) | 2–3,000 birds | A4i |
| Goosander Mergus merganser | LC | winter (2007–2008) | 10–500 birds | A4i |
| European Roller Coracias garrulus | LC | breeding (2007) | 10–30 pairs | A1 |
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | LC | breeding (2007) | 20–40 pairs | A1 |
| Saker Falcon Falco cherrug | EN | breeding (2007) | 1–2 pairs | A1 |
| Great Tit Parus major | LC | breeding (2007) | 5–10 pairs | A3 |
| Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama | LC | breeding (2007) | 20–50 pairs | A3 |
| Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota | LC | breeding (2007) | 10–30 pairs | A3 |
| Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta | LC | breeding (2007) | 10–40 pairs | A3 |
| Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps | LC | breeding (2007) | 100–150 pairs | A3 |
| Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani | LC | breeding (2007) | 100–200 pairs | A3 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2007. The most recent assessment (2018) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2018 | very poor | not assessed | very low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | good | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Chukar Alectoris chukar | 175 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula | 2,010 / 975 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Goosander Mergus merganser | 72 / 210 (birds) | 35 | very poor | ||
| Mallard Anas platyrhynchos | 4 / 2 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Stock Dove Columba oenas | 2 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Mew Gull Larus canus | 16 / 41 (birds) | 40 | poor | ||
| Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus | 1 / 2 (birds) | 50 | poor | ||
| Merlin Falco columbarius | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax | 2 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus | 5 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Daurian Jackdaw Corvus dauuricus | 20 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Rook Corvus frugilegus | 9 / 15 (birds) | 60 | poor | ||
| Carrion Crow Corvus corone | 1 / 16 (birds) | 7 | very poor | ||
| Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis | 10 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris | 355 / 7 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Crested Lark Galerida cristata | 50 / 3 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota | 2 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria | 1 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula | 3 / 1 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis | 30 / 2 (birds) | 100 | good | ||
| Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs | 1 / 12 (birds) | 9 | very poor | ||
| Carpodacus sibiricus | 7 / 28 (birds) | 25 | very poor | ||
| Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus | 5 / 22 (birds) | 23 | very poor | ||
| State (condition of the trigger species' habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Quantity (% remaining) | Quality (% carrying capacity) | Result |
| Wetlands (inland) | good (>90%) | good (>90%) | good |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Little/none of area covered (<10%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | very low |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | 45 | Inland cliffs; Scree, boulders & bare rocky areas |
| Desert | 30 | Desert & semi-desert - clay; Desert & semi-desert - sandy |
| Shrubland | 10 | Low bushes; Scrub |
| Wetlands (inland) | 10 | Rivers & streams; Water-fringe vegetation |
| Artificial/Terrestrial | 5 | Arable land |
| Forest | minor (<10) | Flood-plain |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| hunting | 40 |
| rangeland/pastureland | 30 |
| tourism/recreation | 30 |
| fisheries/aquaculture | 10 |
| agriculture | 5 |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kapchagay Canyon (Kazakhstan). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kapchagay-canyon-iba-kazakhstan on 23/12/2024.